Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022

The swim team, comprised of Kaʻū High and Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences students, traveled to Hawai'i Preparatory Academy in Waimea last Saturday. See more below. Photo by Swim Coach Doreen Fisher

COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM HAWAI'I WERE RECENTLY CHOSEN TO SERVE ON THE WHITE HOUSE Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.They are:

Dr. Amefil Agbayai

    Dr. Amefil (Amy) Agbayani, an Emeritus Assistant Vice Chancellor for student diversity and equity, University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Agbayani was born in the Philippines and received her education from the University of the Philippines, East West Center and the University of Hawai’i. She is a former chair of the Hawai’i Civil Rights Commission, conducts research on AANHPI in higher education, member of the Patsy T.Mink PAC and The Legal Clinic for immigrant justice Hawai’i.
    Kimberly Seu Gin Chang, MD, MPH, born and raised in Hawai`i in a six generation kama`āina family, is a board-certified family physician in Oakland, California, at Asian Health Services, a federally qualified community health center. She has dedicated her 20+ year career to focusing on the health of the underserved AANHPI community, including people vulnerable to and

Dr. Kimberly Chang

affected by human trafficking and exploitation, developing national clinical and health policy recommendations for this issue. She has received numerous awards, most recently the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 2020 Emerging Public Health Professional Award.
    Kerry Doi is a fourth generation Japanese-American born on a Hawaiian plantation, who has spent his life combatting hate and solidifying his commitment to social and economic justice. For over 46 years, He has dedicated his work to the cause and the community development space through his leadership at Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) – one of the nation’s largest Asian-led community development 

Kerry Doi

organizations serving 40,000 minority, low income individuals annually through workforce, small business, environmental justice, affordable housing, and early childhood education. He has served on numerous local, state, and national boards including his current appointments as Chair of the CA Community Economic Development Association, Vice Chair and Treasurer of the LA Housing Partnership, and member of the LA County Small Business Commission.

    Michelle Kauhane is the Senior Vice President of Community Grants & Initiatives at Hawai'i Community Foundation. Previously, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement where she engaged in lending and investment services deploying capital in underserved native Hawaiian

Michelle Kauhane

communities statewide. She has a background in non-profit management, organizational leadership, community based economic development and public policy advocacy. She has served on numerous local and national boards and currently sits on the Community Advisory Council at the Federal Reserve of San Francisco to offer perspectives on the economic and financial service needs of low- and moderate- income populations in Hawai'i. She is a graduate of Gonzaga University.

    

Daniel Day Kim

Daniel Dae Kim is an award-winning actor, director and producer. In addition to his series regular roles on TV’s Lost and The Hot Zone: Anthrax, Kim starred as the King of Siam in Lincoln Center’s Broadway production of The King & I. In addition, he is developing both film and television projects as a producer with his company, 3AD. His current projects include The Good Doctor, airing on ABC.
    Recently, he also turned to advocacy, joining the Asian American Foundation, where he serves a Co-Chair of the Advisory Council. Kim can next be seen as an actor in the live action adaptation of Avator: The Last Airbender. He lives in Hawai'i with his family.

 

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THE FIRST GIRLS MEDLEY SWIM COMPETITION BY KAʻŪ HIGH & VOLCANO SCHOOL OF 

Alden Wells, of Volcano School 
competes in Backstroke.
Photo by Doreen Fisher

THE ARTS & SCIENCES combo team happened over the weekend. The girls in the medley also competed in individual events, along with two additional team members.
    The swim meet was held Saturday at Hawai'i Preparatory Academy in Waimea. Coach Doreen Fisher said, "We had six swimmers, three from Kaʻū and three from Volcano. I was proud of all of them. Most have not participated in high school swim meets and had great beginning swims. Our goal it to improve our individual times throughout the swim season."
    Mardani Sugai swam the 50 meter Freestyle in 48.33. 

    Adison Wells swam the 100 meter Freestyle in :18:78. 

    Kaitlyn Fisher swam the 100 meter Butterfly in 1:28:28. 

    Madison Fisher swam the 100 meter Backstroke in 1:22:95. 

    Tayler Rasmussen swam the 100 meter Breaststroke in 1:41:98.          

    Cheska Aurelio swam the 100 meter Breaststroke in 1:54:26.
    Sugai, Wells and Aurelio attend Volcano School. The Fishers and Rasmussen attend Kaʻū High. The coach teaches fifth and sixth grade English as a Second Language and Social Studies at Pahala Elementary.

    Fisher said she is videoing all of the swimmers to help them see and improve their strokes. When she lived in Colorado, she volunteered for many swim team jobs. Her daughters participated from age six, on a neighborhood team, a club town team and a high school team.

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